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MindSpa Personal Development System

Juniper Foo | Oct 21, 2004

We've heard of flotation tanks and sleep pods to promote bodymind wellness. Now here's a home kit that promises the same benefits. Developed by a clinical psychologist to give this portable device a veneer of credibility, the MindSpa sends the user into a state of deep relaxation by bathing the mind in a combination of white light visual input and pulsating sound frequencies. The manual claims it takes from several weeks to four months to experience "subtle but noticeable" mental performance improvements, though the more immediate benefit is you emerge from a session feeling relaxed and refreshed. We don't know about you, but for our mental wellbeing at CNETAsia, we should all be plugged into one, particularly when the boss walks over. Oooom.

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Price: US$199.95
Availability: A/V Stim
Device: Mind machine
Basic specs: Microprocessor-based control unit with 12 proprietary programs, high-response audio headphones, CrystalWhite broad spectrum Visual Stimulation Glasses, 115 x 95 x 30mm, 119g

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Transparent hybrid kayak/canoe

Juniper Foo | Oct 19, 2004

How cool can that be--a see-through canoe that blends in with the water so it looks like you're skimming the surface of the waves on nothing? No worries that this seagoing craft will spring a leak miles from shore since it's built of the same durable polymer as the cockpit canopies in supersonic fighter jets. Plus it's all wrapped around an anodized aluminum frame. For modesty, though, we'd recommend checking occasionally that your swimwear doesn't ride up your derriere.

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Price: US$1,459.95
Availability: Hammacher Schlemmer
Device: Canoe
Basic specs: Adjustable seats, two double-headed paddles, a water bailer, two flotation devices, takes up to 193kg, 80 x 338 x 28cm, 18kg

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Sony Aibo ERS-7M2

Juniper Foo | Oct 15, 2004

Five years after Sony's pricey purebred wagged its metal parts into existence, we're still not entirely sure if Aibo's a stud or bitch. But it's good enough for the Japanese company to breed a new litter of digital pups capable of yet more new tricks. The latest updates, in black and white options, can dance to MP3, WAV and Windows Media files and allow owners to control, program and navigate wirelessly from a PC. New video-recording capabilities also empower this cyberdog to play watchdog of sorts, recording activities about the house while the owners are at work or on vacation. The robopet's eyes can snap pictures, retrievable via email. Now all lonely, single homeowners need is to get QRIO the half-pint robot, Roomba the robomop, NeCoRo the turbo feline, and we'll have a real family.

Price: US$1,900
Availability: Mid-November
Device: Robot dog
Basic specs: In pearlescent white or new black, 180 x 278 x 319mm, 1.65kg with battery and Memory Stick, 64bit RISC CPU, 64MB SDRAM, 350,000-pixel CMOS sensor, integrated IEEE 802.11b card, mini mics and speaker, 1.5-hr operating time, 2.5-hr charge time

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